Who Is Affecred By The Disorder (Statistics)

Who is Affected By Familial Hypercholestrolemia

Due to familial hypercholestrolemia, 600,000 deaths occur each year because of high cholesterol.

Heterozygous victims develop familial hypercholestrolemia later in life, while homozygous victims develop symptoms during their childhood.

People with familial hypercholestrolemia usually have a cholesterol level between 350-500 mg/dL. This is an incredibly high level of cholesterol.